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Robin guested on the wonderful Indieventure this week to talk about MORE demos! Give it a listen!!

a screenshot from Bobo Bay (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1889810/Bobo_Bay/) that says "Dave Matthews Wins!" over a top down view of a green fiels

Next Fest is finally over and we can now look over the horizon into a new year full of two more Next Fests.

The whole gang is back talking about *63* of the demos that they played over the last week! Help!!!

Listen here! - share.transistor.fm/s/f8219142

Pic of a discord message from Chase: “Had to do this after talking about demos for 3 hours” with a pic of chase’s hand touching grass

February Next Fest episode recorded. See you tomorrow.

Still from the video game Eclipsium depicting a pixelated hospital room and, in the foreground, the hands of the player character. The left hand holds a blue key, while the right hand is outstretched in front of them.

Reach out your jpeg of a hand and click on the link below to listen to our episode about Eclipsium, a surreal first person horror game about…well, we’ll get into it!

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a HUGE mihi to AJ and Kim for this incredible deep dive into Toroa: Skycall, so, so special and surreal to hear people talking about our art halfway across the world and just completely *getting* it 🥹

also new favourite quote to describe the game "birds are on some shit that we can't even fathom"

I’ve returned from my long journey across the sea to bring you podcasts

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And over on the member feed you can hear AJ and Kim talk for 20 EXTRA MINUTES about how life's going and the lack of soul in AI Generated art.

Support the show to hear that! - ko-fi.com/dotzip

a beautiful portrait of a Tarāpuka Tuatoru, or Red-Billed Gull, saying "Chips make my tummy hurt." It is sitting in a bed of kelp with a Toroa, or Northern Royal Albatross

A strong, seaward gust tousles your hair as you squint up at the sun. Behind you, something lands gently. Turning around you see... Kim! She's back!

This week Kim and AJ are talking about Toroa: Skycall by @atawhaigames.bsky.social!

Listen here! - share.transistor.fm/s/6410d8e6

flow state ~ a show about the games we get lost in. games crit by Matt Horton and friends.

Follow Matt's work over at Flow State on YouTube!

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the cover of the video game "despelote" with a stylized "dot.zip" title. it's made to look like it's in a windows 95-style window

Gotta write this post quick, my mom is expecting me back in a couple minutes.

This week Chase and Robin are joined by @matt.bsky.social to talk about the "soccer game about people", despelote (@despelote.game)!

Listen here!: share.transistor.fm/s/7e7fd177

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Hey welcome! Feel free to have a look around! No, you can't use the washroom.

This week Robin and AJ talk about going-shopping-at-night-in-a-new-city simulator Dépanneur Nocturne by @ko-op.com!

Listen here!: share.transistor.fm/s/15c3c15a

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Today Robin and AJ talk about The Sea Will Claim Everything (part of The Lands of Dream) by @jonaskyratzes.bsky.social!! It’s unbelievably good and horribly topical!!

Listen here!: share.transistor.fm/s/64e9e067

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Is now a good time to remind people that Girl Mode is made by two unemployed trans game journalists who prioritize meaningful criticism and shining a lot on indie games? Oh and you can support us!

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Perfect Tides hive rise up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Moving Forward in Sayonara Wild Hearts | dotzip | Episode 28 Sometimes every single part of the game is so good that you simply can't articulate it completely.Today we're talking about Sayonara Wild Hearts by Simogo! A game about playing a pop album and therape...

✨Let's pop!✨

We start off 2026 right with @simogo.com's Sayonara Wild Hearts!

Listen here!: share.transistor.fm/s/d0f37343

YEAH BABY YEAH GAMING IS BACK IN 2026!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We <3 Leaving the Party!!!

oh yay our podcast was actually mentioned in this episode :) thanks very much for shouting out leaving the party, we <3 dot zip

Picking the Slate! - January to Marchish | fart.piss 3 | dotzip | Episode Welcome Robin to dotzip!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!In this one we pick 11 games that we'll be playing over the next few months! Don't forget there's a NextFest in there too! Hah ha ! Hehe! Ho hoh!!!!Check out A...

We’re back for 2026 with a NEW HOST! Everyone say hello to @robinbombus.bsky.social as we go through our next few months of games!!!

Listen here!: share.transistor.fm/s/8a62d0e3

hey i made a video(?!) talking about my top 12 games of 2025!!!! i think it's good and i think the games are good and i think you should check it out!!!!!!!

10 games that you missed in 2025 (and two that you definitely didn't) YouTube video by dotzip

Thank you all for a great first full year of the podcast!!! To celebrate, AJ sat down to talk about their top 12 games of 2025!

youtu.be/yanP6A1rsQg?...

Zip of the Year 2025! | dotzip | Episode 27 Today we're talking about 44 video games by a bunch of different people! Join us as we arbitrarily draft all the games we've played this year! Thank you so much for listening! See you next year!!!!!--...

The day is finally here...it's time for Zip of the Year! Once again, we are drafting games and using whatever bargaining chips we have (including handmade crafts, wedding festivities, and the love of a child) to get the rosters we want. Tis the season!

Bubumbu on Steam Bubumbu is a short and wholesome puzzle game in which you get to help lost objects find their way back to where they belong, while exploring fully hand-drawn worlds full of quirky characters!

Buy Bubumbu on Steam! - store.steampowered.com/app/2303420/...

an illustration of a two-tiered cake with a smaller cake, a pie, and a pie slice (and a hidden puzzle piece!) enjoying a bbq in a field

The last regular ep of the year is a Chim episode that is *technically* about the delightful Bubumbu!

Listen here! - share.transistor.fm/s/bd813ed4

The Dark Queen if Mortholme is kind of like my cat waking me up at 3am because she’s hungry; trying to make me stronger in hopes that I will one day best her in mortal combat.

Listen here!: share.transistor.fm/s/71ef0e54

plugging oomf’s podcast @dotzip.online for the great suggestion!!! 💙

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Scary: Without a Dawn
Scarier: Dawn of Bright Chase (thank you @robinbombus.bsky.social)

Being Alone in Without a Dawn | dotzip | Episode 21 Sometimes the game makes you feel so bad that you can't make a joke about it.Today we're talking about Without a Dawn by Jesse Makkonen! A game about being alone and looking out the window.Get Without...

The man in the gas mask wants you to play Without a Dawn and listen to our episode about it. He also wants you to do some other stuff that we do NOT endorse

In lieu of special episode art this week, Tara made one of the most narrowly scoped fan edits of all time. Enjoy.

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